AMMA CANTEEN

On Jayalalithaa's 70th birth anniversary, PM Narendra Modi launches Amma scooter scheme

It was launched in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam, among others.

From Amma Canteen to Annapurna Rasoi: The way to a voter’s heart is through his stomach

Rasois are part of a fleet of over 500 vans stationed in 191 towns and cities of Rajasthan by the Vasundhara Raje government to sell subsid...

Indira Canteens: The inside story of Siddaramaiah's pet project

Manoj Ranjan, chairperson, Indira Canteen Special Task Force, says that CCTV cameras have also been installed in kitchens and canteens to e...

Indira canteen: If PM has mann ki baat, we have vaangi baath, says Siddaramaiah

An app has been developed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to identify the location of the Indira canteens in the city.

Rahul Gandhi launches 'Indira Canteen' in Bengaluru

Apparently taking the cue from the popular 'Amma canteens' in Tamil Nadu, the Siddaramaiah government had announced setting up of the cante...

Karnataka: Unhygienic surroundings leave Indira canteens in a bad taste

In a hurry to open Indira Canteens, on the lines of Amma Canteens in Tamil Nadu, state government is not giving a thought to the surroundin...

Uttar Pradesh to set up free kitchens on lines of 'Amma canteens'

The first of such kitchens, known as “Prabhu ki Rasoi,” will be inaugurated in Saharanpur on August 9 and will feed 300 poor people, to sta...

25 wards yet to get land for Indira Canteen

Land has been identified in the remaining 173 wards, of which 29 have been handed over to KEF Infra, which will use precast technology to m...

Yogi Adityanath's government mulls 'thaali' at Rs 5 for the poor

UP minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said,"The thaali will consist of rice, chapattis, daal, a vegetable dish and papad. All this will be ma...

Karnataka government declares a day of mourning

He said the novel concepts of all women police station, women libraries and all women bank was effectively implemented by Jayalalithaa duri...

Jaya and the 'Amma' brand of schemes

From the Amma canteens to Amma gymnasiums and parks, the brand became synonymous with her name.

After Amma canteen, Chouhan thali for Rs 10?

Taking a cue from Tamil Nadu CM, MP government led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan is planning to launch a subsidised meal programme for the poor.

Aam Aadmi Canteen project yet to get off the ground

The scheme, aimed primarily at the working class and students, is to be implemented by the Food and Civil Supplies Department of the city g...

J Jayalalithaa launches four more Amma canteens

She launched the canteen at the Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital for Mother and Children by lighting a 'kuthuvilakku' (lamp) and also se...

Now, Chandigarh Mayor wants to replicate Amma canteen

A 25-member delegation led by Chandigarh Corporation Mayor Harphool Chander Kalyan has been impressed by the scheme.

Amma canteen model may head to land of pyramids

On Saturday, a delegation from the ministry of trade and industry visited an Amma canteen at the Government Hospital here in Chennai.